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Definitions

  1. 1. bone

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魚去 去皮。
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Words Containing 骨

反骨
fǎn gǔ

(physiognomy) protruding bone at the back of the head, regarded as a sign of a renegade nature

骨针
gǔ zhēn

spicule (in biology)

背骨
bèi gǔ

spine

龙骨
lóng gǔ

breastbone (of a bird)

骨碌碌
gū lù lù

(onom.) rolling around

稀松骨质
xī sōng gǔ zhì

cancellous bone

排骨精
pái gǔ jīng

(jocular) anorexic girl; a bag of bones

腰骨
yāo gǔ

lumbar vertebrae

瘦骨棱棱
shòu gǔ léng léng

bony

椎骨
zhuī gǔ

vertebra

柔情侠骨
róu qíng xiá gǔ

gentle feelings and chivalrous disposition (idiom)

胸骨
xiōng gǔ

sternum

肉骨茶
ròu gǔ chá

bak-kut-teh or pork ribs soup, popular in Malaysia and Singapore

恨之入骨
hèn zhī rù gǔ

to hate sb to the bone (idiom)

佛骨
fó gǔ

Buddha's bones (as a sacred relic)

骨盆
gǔ pén

pelvis

头骨
tóu gǔ

skull

刺骨
cì gǔ

piercing

锁骨
suǒ gǔ

collarbone

骨牌
gǔ pái

dominoes

铭心刻骨
míng xīn kè gǔ

lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom)

瘦骨伶仃
shòu gǔ líng dīng

emaciated

膝盖骨
xī gài gǔ

kneecap

软骨鱼类
ruǎn gǔ yú lèi

cartilaginous fishes

髌骨
bìn gǔ

kneecap

白骨
bái gǔ

bones of the dead

乌骨鸡
wū gǔ jī

black-boned chicken

骨瘦如柴
gǔ shòu rú chái

as thin as a match

锤骨柄
chuí gǔ bǐng

manubrium of malleus (handle of hammer bone), connecting ossicles 聽小骨|听小骨 to tympanum 鼓膜

铭心镂骨
míng xīn lòu gǔ

engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives

尻骨
kāo gǔ

coccyx

露骨
lù gǔ

blatant

贱骨头
jiàn gǔ tou

miserable wretch

上颌骨
shàng hé gǔ

maxilla (upper jaw)

一骨碌
yī gū lu

with a rolling or twisting movement

骨骼肌
gǔ gé jī

striated muscle

外骨骼
wài gǔ gé

exoskeleton (the carapace of insects, crabs etc)

下颔骨
xià hàn gǔ

lower jawbone

骨盆底
gǔ pén dǐ

pelvic floor (anatomy)

听小骨
tīng xiǎo gǔ

ossicles (of the middle ear)

筋骨
jīn gǔ

muscles and bones

枕骨
zhěn gǔ

occipital bone (back of the skull)

骨干
gǔ gàn

diaphysis (long segment of a bone)

脊骨
jǐ gǔ

backbone

龙骨车
lóng gǔ chē

water wheel

骨坛
gǔ tán

urn

小儿软骨病
xiǎo ér ruǎn gǔ bìng

rickets (medicine)

木骨都束
mù gǔ dū shù

Chinese name for African kingdom in Somalia, cf Mogadishu 摩加迪沙

镫骨
dèng gǔ

stapes or stirrup bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration to the inner ear

蝶骨
dié gǔ

sphenoid bone (front of the temple)

生死肉骨
shēng sǐ ròu gǔ

lit. the dead returning to life

白骨精
bái gǔ jīng

White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[xī yóu jì])

佛骨塔
fó gǔ tǎ

stupa (Buddhist shrine)

骨烬
gǔ jìn

bones and ashes

彻骨
chè gǔ

to the bone

脱胎换骨
tuō tāi huàn gǔ

to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist

尾闾骨
wěi lǘ gǔ

coccyx

成骨不全症
chéng gǔ bù quán zhèng

osteogenesis imperfecta (OI); brittle bone disease

骨力
gǔ lì

(Chinese calligraphy) vigor of brushstrokes

扁骨
biǎn gǔ

flat bone

听骨链
tīng gǔ liàn

chain of ossicles (in the middle ear)

骸骨
hái gǔ

skeleton

骨折
gǔ zhé

to suffer a fracture

正骨八法
zhèng gǔ bā fǎ

the eight methods of bonesetting

脊骨神经医学
jǐ gǔ shén jīng yī xué

chiropractic

骨科
gǔ kē

orthopedics

卜骨
bǔ gǔ

oracle bone

细胞骨架
xì bāo gǔ jià

cytoskeleton (of a cell)

尾骨
wěi gǔ

coccyx

软骨鱼
ruǎn gǔ yú

cartilaginous fish (such as sharks)

骨胶原
gǔ jiāo yuán

collagen (protein)

丁骨牛排
dīng gǔ niú pái

T-bone steak

风骨
fēng gǔ

strength of character

毛骨悚然
máo gǔ sǒng rán

to have one's hair stand on end (idiom)

镌骨铭心
juān gǔ míng xīn

etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)

骨瓷
gǔ cí

bone china (fine white porcelain made from a mixture of clay and bone ash)

皮包骨头
pí bāo gǔ tóu

to be all skin and bones (idiom)

软骨病
ruǎn gǔ bìng

chondropathy (medicine)

戳脊梁骨
chuō jǐ liang gǔ

to criticize behind sb's back

迎佛骨
yíng fó gǔ

to ceremonially receive a bone relic of the Buddha

甲骨
jiǎ gǔ

tortoise shells and animal bones used for divination in the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th to 11th century BC); oracle bones

骨刻
gǔ kè

carving in bone

瘦骨嶙峋
shòu gǔ lín xún

skinny; emaciated (idiom)

正骨
zhèng gǔ

bonesetting

骨肉相残
gǔ ròu xiāng cán

close kindred slaughter one another (idiom); internecine strife

骨灰
gǔ huī

bone ash

横骨
héng gǔ

pubic bone

骨肉
gǔ ròu

blood relation

红骨髓
hóng gǔ suǐ

red bone marrow (myeloid tissue)

犁骨
lí gǔ

vomer bone (in the nose, dividing the nostrils)

脊梁骨
jǐ liang gǔ

backbone

骨刺
gǔ cì

spur

骨子里
gǔ zi lǐ

beneath the surface

骨质疏松
gǔ zhì shū sōng

osteoporosis

骨化
gǔ huà

to ossify

股骨
gǔ gǔ

femur

枸骨
gǒu gǔ

Chinese holly (Ilex cornuta)

骨鲠
gǔ gěng

fish bone

骨骺
gǔ hóu

(anatomy) epiphysis

情同骨肉
qíng tóng gǔ ròu

as close as flesh and bones (idiom); deep friendship

鸡蛋里挑骨头
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou

to look for bones in an egg

骨髓增生异常综合征
gǔ suǐ zēng shēng yì cháng zōng hé zhēng

myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

骨痛热症
gǔ tòng rè zhèng

Dengue fever

骨髓
gǔ suǐ

bone marrow (medulla ossea)

硬骨鱼
yìng gǔ yú

bony fishes

接骨木
jiē gǔ mù

elder or elderberry (genus Sambucus)

骨都都
gǔ dōu dōu

(onom.) for plopping sound

骨膜
gǔ mó

periosteum (membrane covering bone)

软骨
ruǎn gǔ

cartilage

骨立
gǔ lì

(literary) emaciated; bony

锤骨
chuí gǔ

malleus or hammer bone of middle ear

髂骨
qià gǔ

ilium (the large flat bone of the pelvic girdle)

灵骨塔
líng gǔ tǎ

columbarium

骨子
gǔ zi

ribs

鼻甲骨
bí jiǎ gǔ

turbinate

骨关节炎
gǔ guān jié yán

osteoarthritis

骨感
gǔ gǎn

bony; skinny

骨髓移植
gǔ suǐ yí zhí

bone marrow transplant

筛骨
shāi gǔ

ethmoid bone (cheek)

肩胛骨
jiān jiǎ gǔ

scapula

白骨顶
bái gǔ dǐng

coot

骺软骨板
hóu ruǎn gǔ bǎn

epiphyseal plate

软骨头
ruǎn gǔ tou

weak, cowardly person

冢中枯骨
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ

dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried

节骨眼
jiē gu yǎn

(dialect) critical juncture

骶骨
dǐ gǔ

sacrum (anatomy)

颧骨
quán gǔ

zygomatic bone (cheek bone)

桡骨
ráo gǔ

radius (anatomy)

排骨
pái gǔ

pork chop

鱼骨
yú gǔ

fish bone

骨片
gǔ piàn

spicule

骨头架子
gǔ tou jià zi

skeleton

骨瘤
gǔ liú

osteoma (benign tumor composed of bone-like material)

寒风刺骨
hán fēng cì gǔ

bone chilling wind (idiom)

刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī

deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)

肋骨
lèi gǔ

rib

骨头
gǔ tou

bone

骨朵
gǔ duǒ

club (ancient stick-like weapon with a melon-shaped enlargement at the tip)

多米诺骨牌
duō mǐ nuò gǔ pái

dominoes

情逾骨肉
qíng yú gǔ ròu

feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom)

如蛆附骨
rú qū fù gǔ

lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom)

颅骨
lú gǔ

skull (of a dead body)

骨病
gǔ bìng

osteopathy

骨牌效应
gǔ pái xiào yìng

domino effect

坐骨
zuò gǔ

ischium

骨鲠在喉
gǔ gěng zài hóu

fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly

骨髓腔
gǔ suǐ qiāng

marrow cavity (in long bones)

骨殖
gǔ shi

skeletal remains

掌骨
zhǎng gǔ

metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)

懒骨头
lǎn gǔ tou

lazybones

刻骨
kè gǔ

ingrained

骨炭
gǔ tàn

bone black

下颌骨
xià hé gǔ

lower jaw

颞骨
niè gǔ

temporal bone

粉身碎骨
fěn shēn suì gǔ

lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom)

骨裂
gǔ liè

bone fracture

脊椎骨
jǐ zhuī gǔ

vertebra

胯骨
kuà gǔ

hip bone

骨碌
gū lu

to roll rapidly

荐骨
jiàn gǔ

sacrum (bone at the base of the spine)

骨骼
gǔ gé

bones

主心骨
zhǔ xīn gǔ

backbone

骨顶鸡
gǔ dǐng jī

(bird species of China) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)

伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ

to suffer serious injury (idiom)

髋骨
kuān gǔ

hip bone

多发性骨髓瘤
duō fā xìng gǔ suǐ liú

multiple myeloma (medicine)

黄骨髓
huáng gǔ suǐ

yellow or fatty bone marrow

耻骨
chǐ gǔ

pubis

骨血
gǔ xuè

flesh and blood

坐骨神经
zuò gǔ shén jīng

sciatic nerve

遗骨
yí gǔ

(dead) human remains

骨节
gǔ jié

joint (of the skeleton)

腓骨
féi gǔ

fibula

坐骨神经痛
zuò gǔ shén jīng tòng

sciatica

连骨肉
lián gǔ ròu

chop

老戏骨
lǎo xì gǔ

(dialect) veteran actor

龙骨瓣
lóng gǔ bàn

(botany) carina; keel (of a papilionaceous flower)

鼻骨
bí gǔ

nasal bone

顶骨
dǐng gǔ

parietal bone (top of the scull)

骨气
gǔ qì

unyielding character

阿史那骨咄禄
ā shǐ nà gǔ duō lù

Ashina Qutlugh, personal name of 頡跌利施可汗|颉跌利施可汗[jié diē lì shī kè hán]

花骨朵
huā gǔ duo

(coll.) flower bud

额骨
é gǔ

frontal bone (forehead)

头盖骨
tóu gài gǔ

skull

听骨
tīng gǔ

ossicles (in the middle ear)

骨骸
gǔ hái

bones

骨干网路
gǔ gàn wǎng lù

backbone network

身子骨
shēn zi gǔ

posture

镌心铭骨
juān xīn míng gǔ

etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)

骨肉相连
gǔ ròu xiāng lián

lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom); inseparably related

骨灰龛
gǔ huī kān

columbarium

骨器
gǔ qì

bone tool (archaeology)

砧骨
zhēn gǔ

incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone to stapes stirrup bone

吃人不吐骨头
chī rén bù tǔ gǔ tóu

ruthless

伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ

to suffer serious injury (idiom)

骨粉
gǔ fěn

bone meal

尸骨
shī gǔ

skeleton of the dead

交骨
jiāo gǔ

pubic bone

氟骨症
fú gǔ zhèng

osteofluorosis

尺骨
chǐ gǔ

ulna (anatomy)

骨肥厚
gǔ féi hòu

hyperostosis (abnormal thickening of bone)

粘皮著骨
nián pí zhuó gǔ

see 粘皮帶骨|粘皮带骨[nián pí dài gǔ]

肱骨
gōng gǔ

humerus

骨架
gǔ jià

framework

骨质疏松症
gǔ zhì shū sōng zhèng

osteoporosis

氟骨病
fú gǔ bìng

see 氟骨症[fú gǔ zhèng]

纳骨塔
nà gǔ tǎ

columbarium

硬骨头
yìng gǔ tou

resolute individual

骨灰盒
gǔ huī hé

box for bone ashes

胫骨
jìng gǔ

tibia

钢骨水泥
gāng gǔ shuǐ ní

reinforced concrete

捡骨
jiǎn gǔ

bone-gathering, a custom of Fujian and Taiwan in which a son recovers the bones of his deceased father from the grave and places them in an urn for permanent storage at a different location

刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn

lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)

切骨之仇
qiè gǔ zhī chóu

bitter hatred

踝骨
huái gǔ

ankle bone

成骨
chéng gǔ

bone formation

傲骨
ào gǔ

lofty and unyielding character

骨法
gǔ fǎ

bone structure and physiognomy

骨鲠之臣
gǔ gěng zhī chén

lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism

脱骨换胎
tuō gǔ huàn tāi

to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist

甲骨文
jiǎ gǔ wén

oracle script

亲生骨肉
qīn shēng gǔ ròu

one's own flesh and blood

甲骨文字
jiǎ gǔ wén zì

oracle script